Powered cards and devices designed, programmed, and deployed from a kiosk
US8561894B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/42
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A kiosk may be provided that contains a number of blank cards. A graphical user interface of the kiosk may allow a user to define products that may be associated with a blank card contained within the kiosk. Aesthetic and functional features may be applied to a blank card by a kiosk and dispensed to a user of the kiosk as a fully functional card. An interrogation device of a kiosk may retrieve products associated with a current card and may associate the retrieved products with a new card to be dispensed from the kiosk. A kiosk may access a network to preauthorize any products that may be associated with a card dispensed from or programmed by the kiosk.
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